my microcosm

Blogifesto for December, 2010

I'm a banjo enthusiast. That's something I've made peace with. But building a banjo? I never thought I'd be capable of managing a hacksaw while keeping my jugular intact, let alone make a scrappy instrument that sounds rad! While editing How & Why, our latest DIY guide for the next apocalypse, Matte Resist's instructions for building musical instruments gave me the push to try it out myself—and build a fretless banjo from a cookie tin.

The Microcosm Publishing zine store is throwing a book reading for author Andrej Grubacic on December 11th, at 7pm! Grubacic is in town for the Portland Anarchist Bookfair happening on the same day and will be reading selections from his new book on PM Press, Don't Mourn, Balkanize! Essays After Yugoslavia! Also: Big news about the Microcosm store now serving coffee!